Hearing impaired callers who wish to speak to an Agency representative should contact the Federal Relay Service by visiting its website at http://www.federalrelay.us/tty, calling one of its toll free numbers and asking its Communications Assistant to call our toll free number at 1-866-667-NLRB.

Welcome to Region 12 of the National Labor Relations Board. We conduct elections, investigate charges, and protect the rights of workers to act together, serving the state of Florida, southern Georgia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands from our main office in Tampa, subregional office in San Juan, and resident office in Miami. If you have questions or wish to file a charge or petition for an election, please visit one of our offices or call and ask for the Information Officer on duty. We can arrange to have someone speak with you in the language of your choice. We are also happy to provide speakers and materials to promote a greater understanding of the National Labor Relations Act.

This Regional Office participates in the NLRB’s Volunteer Field Examiners Program for undergraduate and graduate students. The Volunteer FX interns assist in conducting unfair labor practice investigations, arranging representation elections, conducting elections and performing basic legal research. Volunteer Interns will work directly with agents and report to a supervisor who will guide them in handling case work and investigations. Interns may be briefed by senior officials from throughout the Region and Agency about the NLRB and the NLRA. Interns will be asked to produce written work products summarizing the results of investigations along with recommendations. The Agency will work closely with participating schools to ensure class credit where permitted or desired and will provide on-the-job training as well as training on the NLRB through live and video presentations of the Agency’s Summer Intern Program and regularly scheduled Board Agent training. Please click on the following link: Student Positions - Pathways and volunteer for more information.

News From the Region

The National Labor Relations Board has announced that it will reopen its San Juan, Puerto Rico, office, Subregion 24, on Tuesday, November 7, 2017. The office is located at LaTorre de Plaza, Suite 1002, 525 F. D. Roosevelt Blvd., Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, telephone no. (787) 766-5347. The office will be open to the public for the limited hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, until further notice.

Jennifer A. Abruzzo, Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, is pleased to announce the appointment of Vanessa García as Officer-In-Charge for Subregion 24 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

In her new position, Ms. García assists Region 12 Director David Cohen in the enforcement and administration of the National Labor Relations Act in Puerto Rico and in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Ms. García succeeds former Officer-In-Charge Luis Padilla.

Officer-in-Charge Luis Padilla and Regional Director Margaret Diaz will be speaking about the new representation case rules on April 13, 2015, at the Subregion 24 office in San Juan. Due to limited space, an "RSVP" is required for those who wish to attend. Please call 787-766-5325 for further details.

Regional Director Margaret Diaz will be speaking about the new representation case rules at a meeting sponsored by the Practice and Procedure Committee of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the ABA. The meeting will be held on April 9, 2015, in Miami.

Richard F. Griffin, Jr., General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, has announced the appointment of Shelley B. Plass as Resident Officer of the Agency’s Miami Resident Office, which reports to the Tampa, Florida Regional Office (Region 12). In her new position, Ms. Plass will assist Regional Director Margaret J. Diaz in enforcing the National Labor Relations Act in the southern Florida area.

Hearing impaired callers who wish to speak to an Agency representative should contact the Federal Relay Service by visiting its website at http://www.federalrelay.us/tty, calling one of its toll free numbers and asking its Communications Assistant to call our toll free number at 1-866-667-NLRB.